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she didn't come to his defense? why do they keep going in that direction like today some did again? >> well, they made the mistake of doing that, chris. in part because hillary represents to them a whole lot more than just a function nar at the state department. >> but she's not a lefty. she's a moderate person politically. she's to my right. >> it's not even that. it's she's a major figure in american political life and in american political history. a force of her own on her own and they're not. so that's part of it. >> is this gulliver's travels? she's surrounded by little people trying to tie her down? >> i do think there were some legitimate questions. i think there's been an honest attempt to get most of those questions answered, number one. number two, i think the republicans without calling them clowns or pissants or whatever -- >> sometimes those words are appropriate. >> i would say if they really wanted to seriously understand what was going on and what did go on, they wouldn't have approached it the way they did. >> yeah. >> they were just throwing everything against the
she didn't come to his defense? why do they keep going in that direction like today some did again? >> well, they made the mistake of doing that, chris. in part because hillary represents to them a whole lot more than just a function nar at the state department. >> but she's not a lefty. she's a moderate person politically. she's to my right. >> it's not even that. it's she's a major figure in american political life and in american political history. a force of her own on her...
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>> i thought it was one of the most forthright in defense of progressive government and in defense of community, in defense of programs that have made this a more decent country for millions of people. and i like how he was combative in rebuking conservative ideas. for example, that social insurance programs like medicare, medicaid and social security make us a nation not of risk-takers, but of dependents. i also love to have to say, because you were talking about ronald reagan, he reclaimed the idea of freedom from a market worshipping right wing, government despising right wing. and i think in doing so, he did an important service for the center left emerging majority. >> was ate benchmark turning point for america, or was it an exclamation point of everything that has transpired in this country? i mean we went through the clinton years. we had economic growth. we went through the bush years. we had exploding deficits, international intervention that we're still paying a price for. and of course, wall street running wild. and now this president gathers the economy and what he has do
>> i thought it was one of the most forthright in defense of progressive government and in defense of community, in defense of programs that have made this a more decent country for millions of people. and i like how he was combative in rebuking conservative ideas. for example, that social insurance programs like medicare, medicaid and social security make us a nation not of risk-takers, but of dependents. i also love to have to say, because you were talking about ronald reagan, he...
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john nichols of "the nation" magazine on his defense of the big three. terry o'neill on a historic speech for women. jonathan alter and james peterson on the cultural impact of a president linking seneca falls, selma and stonewall. and my thoughts on a new hope for the american class. >> progress does not compel us to settle centuries long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. this was a big deal. in the 57th formal inauguration of an american president, barack obama delivered one of the most progressive speeches ever given by a commander in chief. with more than a million people in attendance, the president took the ceremonial oath of office on the steps of the united states capitol. president obama did not set out to lower expectations of his second term. instead, he established the goals of a progressive agenda. >> my fellow americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it, so long as we seize it together. for we the peo
john nichols of "the nation" magazine on his defense of the big three. terry o'neill on a historic speech for women. jonathan alter and james peterson on the cultural impact of a president linking seneca falls, selma and stonewall. and my thoughts on a new hope for the american class. >> progress does not compel us to settle centuries long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time. >> good to have you with us tonight,...
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>> well, i think he tries -- the government has already under obama intervened against the defense of marriage act in court and filed briefs against it. there is only so much that he can do. a lot of it is up to the supreme court. but at a symbolic level, which is tremendously important in these things, he has elevated it to a place it has not been before in this country. >> professor, you're thoughts o the speech today. how did this speech differ from the one he gave four years ago? >> well, i think there were a few more shout outs to policy. it was less rhetorical and more about the sort of vision that he has for what he wants to try to get done in this term, but also acknowledging at least a little bit the coalition of people that put this re-election in place, you know, to really address women directly, and to talk about seneca falls, and to have that as a sort of centerpiece that we're talking about tonight is very, very important. remember, women voters, not only do they vote somewhat overwhelmingly for this president, but as we look to the future, women voters will become more
>> well, i think he tries -- the government has already under obama intervened against the defense of marriage act in court and filed briefs against it. there is only so much that he can do. a lot of it is up to the supreme court. but at a symbolic level, which is tremendously important in these things, he has elevated it to a place it has not been before in this country. >> professor, you're thoughts o the speech today. how did this speech differ from the one he gave four years...
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. >> the speech is being interpreted as a defense of liberalism. i saw it as him saying these are issues to talk about. he wasn't outlining specific means of confronting them. wasn't saying government has to solve all the problems, but he was saying we can no longer deny this is a problem, this is a problem, and that this is a problem, and we need to come together and do something about it. it was a progressive vision, but it wasn't a big government speech. >> i think it was a personal statement of what he believed and what he valued. this wasn't written by a bunch of speechwriters, at least the final edition was pure him. stephanie, it's great to have you on. i see why you're a leader, and i can pronounce your name. stephanie schriock from butte, montana, if you're wondering where that nonaccent came from. thank you, sam stein. i come from where we have one. >>> coming up, the neocon game. one of president obama's loudest messages was no more perpetual wars. that's a rebuke to the hawkish crowd, and these days the war they're itching for is iran.
. >> the speech is being interpreted as a defense of liberalism. i saw it as him saying these are issues to talk about. he wasn't outlining specific means of confronting them. wasn't saying government has to solve all the problems, but he was saying we can no longer deny this is a problem, this is a problem, and that this is a problem, and we need to come together and do something about it. it was a progressive vision, but it wasn't a big government speech. >> i think it was a...
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, chuck hagel is making the rounds on capitol hill trying to win over support for his nomination as defense secretary. today he met with senator john mccain who has been a vocal critic of the obama administration. late this afternoon mccain said he and hagel had a frank and candid conversation in which they discussed some of mccain's concerns. mccain also called hagel an old friend. it's worth remembering both men are veterans of the vietnam war and that's certainly a band of brothers. we'll be right back. hey, our salads. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it with best-in-class combined mpg and more interior room than corolla and civic and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation, and other handy stuff? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the all-new nissan sentra. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. inn
, chuck hagel is making the rounds on capitol hill trying to win over support for his nomination as defense secretary. today he met with senator john mccain who has been a vocal critic of the obama administration. late this afternoon mccain said he and hagel had a frank and candid conversation in which they discussed some of mccain's concerns. mccain also called hagel an old friend. it's worth remembering both men are veterans of the vietnam war and that's certainly a band of brothers. we'll be...
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while his administration also refused to defend the defense of marriage act, the federal law defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman. now he'd taken the biggest step. >> the president has said, loud and clear, that we are as equal as any family in this country, and it's really historic and momentous, and it makes me feel proud. >> hello! oh, it is good to be here. >> americans became used to something extraordinary, an african-american president in the white house. >> the woman who took care of me when i was a small boy was this african-american woman named jessie berry. i think about her a lot, because she couldn't have imagined that 5-year-old would be working 20 feet from the oval office, but imagine what she would think that the president i work for is an african-american man named barack obama. >> we had ruby bridges visit the white house not long ago, because we had the norman rockwell painting of her integrating her school in louisiana. and the president stood there with her, and she said, ruby, because of your courage at the age of 5 or 6, i'm here today. >> p
while his administration also refused to defend the defense of marriage act, the federal law defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman. now he'd taken the biggest step. >> the president has said, loud and clear, that we are as equal as any family in this country, and it's really historic and momentous, and it makes me feel proud. >> hello! oh, it is good to be here. >> americans became used to something extraordinary, an african-american president in the white...
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he has taken a very strange twist in his defense of gun enthusiasts. he's now claiming that they are the martin luther kings in this civil rights fight. >> if a lot of african-americans back in the '60s had guns and the legal right to use them for self-defense, do you think they would have needed selma? if john lewis had had a gun, would he have been beat upside the head on the bridge? >> i have to tell you -- >> karen, listen, this is disgusting. first of all, it's not original -- >> rush is now -- it sounds like he's trying to be a member of the black panthers. this is ridiculous. >> well, there's that irony as well. but it's not original. he's taking it from the comments from the other right wing nut job who was talking about if slaves had guns. first of all, there are plenty of shotgun owners during the civil rights era, but to reduce john lewis' service to this country and the civil rights movement and the black experience and the overall american experience in this country to him getting beat upside the head is disgusting and offensive. this is a
he has taken a very strange twist in his defense of gun enthusiasts. he's now claiming that they are the martin luther kings in this civil rights fight. >> if a lot of african-americans back in the '60s had guns and the legal right to use them for self-defense, do you think they would have needed selma? if john lewis had had a gun, would he have been beat upside the head on the bridge? >> i have to tell you -- >> karen, listen, this is disgusting. first of all, it's not...
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left undone as that "new york times" article that you just referenced so eloquently put forth the next defense secretary, if senator hagel is, in fact, confirmed, i hope that on day one he will immediately move to insure equal benefits for those serving our country. >> what happens if the supreme court acts against don't ask -- doma, rather, and -- rather, supports doma and if the right to be married is unconstitutional under the law? you helped start the ball rolling with prop eight. you were instigated the hiring of david boys and ted olson to litigate that. this is a real gamble. >> look, we have yet another watershed moment on march 26 and march 27th. the supreme court is going to hear the constitutionality of doma, as well as the perry case, which as you know is the prop eight case in california, and, look, it's my hope and, again, belief that that court is going to go where it has gone so many times before. like they did in loving v virginia or in brown v. board and erase these skrim other laws from our books, and i'm optimistic. look, the court in loving v. virginia in 1967 was 9-0. i a
left undone as that "new york times" article that you just referenced so eloquently put forth the next defense secretary, if senator hagel is, in fact, confirmed, i hope that on day one he will immediately move to insure equal benefits for those serving our country. >> what happens if the supreme court acts against don't ask -- doma, rather, and -- rather, supports doma and if the right to be married is unconstitutional under the law? you helped start the ball rolling with prop...
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now, in george stephanopoulos's defense, all tall people look alike to him. i see great chins, i don't know! still, for the rest of the morning, stephanopoulos did a very good job. we have venus and serena williams coming in. look at that, there's danny glover. the dazzling miss halle berry looking fine. look at that. there's general colin and bill russell. the crowd loves them! f >> oh, yeah, welcome back to "morning joe" live from washington d.c. we have a great crowd here. my gosh, jonathan capehart is still with us and joining us on the set, former white house press secretary, robert gibbs. he's not doing too well this morning. chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of andrea mitchell reports andrea mitchell and presidential historian, douglas franklin, author of "cronkite. this gentleman behind me, is he still here? he is right here. he is right here. he is not a republican. you might want to lose the bow tie then. misleading to me. >> all right. >> thank you very much. there you go. clarification. >> this business is not the easiest business that
now, in george stephanopoulos's defense, all tall people look alike to him. i see great chins, i don't know! still, for the rest of the morning, stephanopoulos did a very good job. we have venus and serena williams coming in. look at that, there's danny glover. the dazzling miss halle berry looking fine. look at that. there's general colin and bill russell. the crowd loves them! f >> oh, yeah, welcome back to "morning joe" live from washington d.c. we have a great crowd here. my...
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the opportunity to put in briefs and we know that the obama administration is opposing the so-called defense of marriage act. i think the real question that came up at the white house press briefing is whether they will oppose the discriminatory prop 8 from california. the question is whether states can discriminate and what the president thinks about that. i hope that he will take the logical next step from his beautiful remarks yesterday and weigh in on both issues. >> john: wayne let me put it to you. we saw it in the first term. the president took away don't ask, don't tell for our troops serving and even more powerfully, came out in favor of marriage equality even if that wasn't any policymaking on his part. what would you like to see him do in the second term? >> we've come so far so fast and what i would like to see the president do is consider openly gay person for cabinet or high-level positions within the administration. i think we -- although don't ask, don't tell has been scrapped, there is still a problem in the military with discrimination exists against gay and lesbian spouses
the opportunity to put in briefs and we know that the obama administration is opposing the so-called defense of marriage act. i think the real question that came up at the white house press briefing is whether they will oppose the discriminatory prop 8 from california. the question is whether states can discriminate and what the president thinks about that. i hope that he will take the logical next step from his beautiful remarks yesterday and weigh in on both issues. >> john: wayne let...
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he also gave a very rigorous defense of entitlement spending, take a listen. >> the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid security, these things do not sap our initiative. they strengthen us. [ applause ] they do not make us a nation of takers. they free us to take the risks that make this country great. [ applause ] >> now, interesting as well that the white house put out a tweet about another part of the speech where he said, quote: our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are tweeted like anyone else under the law. what's significant about this it's the first time any u.s. president has used the word gay in an inaugural address. you will remember it was only a few months ago the president came out in favor of same sex marriage. that was a change for him. he now is making clear that gay rights will also be part of his second term agenda, shep. >> shepard: what are we getting in the way of reaction to this speech, ed? >> well, look, republicans are going to be a little bit nice today. that's what the tradition is on inaugural. the preside
he also gave a very rigorous defense of entitlement spending, take a listen. >> the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid security, these things do not sap our initiative. they strengthen us. [ applause ] they do not make us a nation of takers. they free us to take the risks that make this country great. [ applause ] >> now, interesting as well that the white house put out a tweet about another part of the speech where he said, quote: our journey is not...
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and the stingiest defense until the nfl, this is smith's wrecking company. >> reporter: throughout the city, san francisco police were keeping a close eye on public drinking. officers made sure they confiscated any liquor out in the open but they say all they had was maybe about a handful of arrests. here's a little bit of super bowl trivia for you, and i know again, frank is probably well aware of this. san francisco is hoping to be the first market to win both a world series and a super bowl in one season since the boston red sox did as well as the new england patriots back in 2004 and 2005. reporting live in san francisco, cate cauguiran cbs 5. >>> and then we just need the sharks to go to the stanley cup, right. >> you never know. they're 1 and 0. >> lots of excitement, plenty of fan excitement and the future home of the 49ers silicon valley. >> stay tuned. >> fans jammed sports bars cheering for two teams, 49ers and their win over atlanta and the san jose sharks who won the season opener in calgary. they are extra excited since the team will be moving to santa clara soon. >> you'r
and the stingiest defense until the nfl, this is smith's wrecking company. >> reporter: throughout the city, san francisco police were keeping a close eye on public drinking. officers made sure they confiscated any liquor out in the open but they say all they had was maybe about a handful of arrests. here's a little bit of super bowl trivia for you, and i know again, frank is probably well aware of this. san francisco is hoping to be the first market to win both a world series and a super...
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>> it's immense, brendan sullivan one of the great defense lawyers here in washington always says when you're in a negotiation and you have the upper hand as obama has had in the first term and may continue in the second term, when you have that upper hand and you beat your opponent you need to let them leave the field with dignity. and that is not obama's style. if you google "obama rebukes republicans" it goes on and on and on. he is always going after the people -- his beating. just a tactically i think that's a mistake and hopefully it will change. on the foreign affairs front if you talk to the intelligence people they say that the world is increasingly dangerous, you have meltdown situations potential meltdown situations not just in syria and the middle east, pakistan, north korea which has the bomben like iran and that is just ticking away. there's the egypt problem, there's what's going on recently in algeria and so forth. so i think the theme here for president obama is going to have to be i need to smoke the peace pipe domestically in this country with the political oppositio
>> it's immense, brendan sullivan one of the great defense lawyers here in washington always says when you're in a negotiation and you have the upper hand as obama has had in the first term and may continue in the second term, when you have that upper hand and you beat your opponent you need to let them leave the field with dignity. and that is not obama's style. if you google "obama rebukes republicans" it goes on and on and on. he is always going after the people -- his...
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johnson to get it passed in 64 and the nobel prize was the centrally and recognition for that series of defense that really changed american politics forever. what the legal standard was going to be. c-span: what happened on the trip to get it? >> guest: more bugs. lots of misbehavior. this time not by dr. king because coretta was living with him if for no other reason but there was just a lot of ego jockeying and wild partying and chasing women around through the rooms the need for much mary met inside the fbi. c-span: was the public aware of it than? >> guest: no, the public was never aware. c-span: argue the first one to write about this? >> guest: i know, other people have written about various parts of it. i am the first person, i think, to write about this -- i think the distressing personal ego conflict with ralph abernathy to the degree that was, and andy young told me that he thought the estrangement with abernathy was a money. he wanted have the money from the nobel peace prize and he called a4a partners and all this and it really kind of choked the relationship. he said that he thoug
johnson to get it passed in 64 and the nobel prize was the centrally and recognition for that series of defense that really changed american politics forever. what the legal standard was going to be. c-span: what happened on the trip to get it? >> guest: more bugs. lots of misbehavior. this time not by dr. king because coretta was living with him if for no other reason but there was just a lot of ego jockeying and wild partying and chasing women around through the rooms the need for much...
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and with one case on prop 8 another on the defense of marriage act next month. there is one more big ball left tonight -- i just wanted to say that. [ giggling ] >> both the president and vice president will at ten tonight's staff ball which will include a performance by lady gaga. the man who lost to president obama is staying far away from washington, d.c. he is in la jolla, the first not to hold an elected d.c. spot at the time that would have made it logical for him to be in town. >> stephanie: poor loser. >> and it is the anniversary of roe v. wade. 70% of american believe the ruling should be upheld. this is the first time in ten years a majority has indicated support. we're back after the break. ♪ hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to ar
and with one case on prop 8 another on the defense of marriage act next month. there is one more big ball left tonight -- i just wanted to say that. [ giggling ] >> both the president and vice president will at ten tonight's staff ball which will include a performance by lady gaga. the man who lost to president obama is staying far away from washington, d.c. he is in la jolla, the first not to hold an elected d.c. spot at the time that would have made it logical for him to be in town....
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thank you. >> now, in george stephanopoulos' defense, all tall people look alike to him. i see gray chins. i don't know! still, for the rest of the morning, he did a very good jb. right here, of course, we have venus and serena williams coming out. oh, look there, there is danny glover. oh, the dazzling miss halle barrie looking fine. there is general colin powell and his girlfriend great diana ross. and here is a treat, nba hall of famer bill russell. the crowd loves him. >> "early start" continues right now. >> you and i have the power to set this country's course. >> president obama gets to work today on his second-term agenda. >>> harry, taliban hunter? the prince home from afghanistan and war stories to tell. >>> winter weather alert. a big chill, and a big snowstorm forming that could mess up travel in a huge way this morning. cold. look how cold in the country. >> 49 below with the windchill in minnesota. very cold. good morning. a cold morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it's 6:00 on the nose in the east. >> a lot of people
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we're about to watch some of that, we're looking now at out going secretary of defense, leon panetta talking to diane feinstein. and with that, we will now enter special coverage of the second inauguration of president barack obama and joe biden. >> i'm jeffrey brown our coverage of tonight's and tonight's festivities continues online we'll see you here tonight at our regular "newshour" time. we leave you with the repries of the the brooklyn tabernacle choir and their rendition of the battle him of republic. have a good afternoon. ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah since i laid my burden down. ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ his truth is marching on ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> rose: welcome to the program. it was inauguration day in washington: a day of parades, celebration, and the president's inaugural speech. for an assessment, we're joined by jodi kantor of the "new york times," al hunt of bloomberg, mark halperin of "time" and jo
we're about to watch some of that, we're looking now at out going secretary of defense, leon panetta talking to diane feinstein. and with that, we will now enter special coverage of the second inauguration of president barack obama and joe biden. >> i'm jeffrey brown our coverage of tonight's and tonight's festivities continues online we'll see you here tonight at our regular "newshour" time. we leave you with the repries of the the brooklyn tabernacle choir and their rendition...
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and, of course, confirming chuck hagel as the new secretary of defense. there's beyonce, who did such a magnificent job with the national anthem just a few moments ago. john dickerson is our cbs news political director, and he is down there with, we, the people, on the national mall. john? >> scott, normally presidents in these speeches, they take history and they bring it onstage so they can attach their agenda to it. as we've talked about, in his first speech barack obama mentioned concord, gettysburg, normandy. that history has been replaced with the civil rights history and the agenda is more in keeping with that. he talked about immigration, climate change, gun control, these are all items that when republicans i've been e-mailing with hear this, they hear the return of big government, and also they heard in his speech when the president said support for those new deal programs, make us -- they do not make us a nation of takers, they free us to take the risk that make this country great. that is code language from the campaign in which republicans ta
and, of course, confirming chuck hagel as the new secretary of defense. there's beyonce, who did such a magnificent job with the national anthem just a few moments ago. john dickerson is our cbs news political director, and he is down there with, we, the people, on the national mall. john? >> scott, normally presidents in these speeches, they take history and they bring it onstage so they can attach their agenda to it. as we've talked about, in his first speech barack obama mentioned...
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it was this robust defense that i've heard a number of others say that it was a robust defense of government, liberal amp, however you want to call it. we know liberals want to use the word progressive all the time. and then a point that i thought needed to be echoed, this is the first ever inaugural address to mention gay rights and historically when we look back on that, it will be one of the things that this inaugural was meant for. but this was about his leaving his marm on the political spectrum. >> david gregory, as we watch the man formally and officially nominated to be the next secretary of the treasury. i think it's the point lester holt made. it was audible to us the reaction, the point about our wives and daughters, women in general got in the crowd in the immediate crowd. >> well, and this is a president of historical significance, not just for his own sake, but because of the elevation of gay rights throughout his presidency and an emphasis on women's rights and equal pay which he mentioned in an otherwise pretty austere address today. and, you know, there's something about a s
it was this robust defense that i've heard a number of others say that it was a robust defense of government, liberal amp, however you want to call it. we know liberals want to use the word progressive all the time. and then a point that i thought needed to be echoed, this is the first ever inaugural address to mention gay rights and historically when we look back on that, it will be one of the things that this inaugural was meant for. but this was about his leaving his marm on the political...
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leon panetta, secretary of defense. and i want to go to josh elliott because he's there among the crowd as the president is getting ready to pass by in the motorcade. josh? >> that's right, diane. the president making his way past as we speak. again, you can see this motorcade, traveling past. they have now -- the crowd's pushed against the rails. it is not unlike the finish to a horse race. the rail birds cheers him home. and president obama cannot help but perhaps feeling that way. the sun going behind the clouds. but there is no gloom, now, on the streets. you can see, as he passed us right here, the motorcade about 20 vehicles long, as he makes his way the last half-mile or so, down pennsylvania avenue, heading east, towards the capitol. you can see the finish in sight, diane. again, as the crowds have suddenly swelled here along the parade route. >> and all those american flags flanking pennsylvania avenue, as the president heads to the capitol. we'll take a quick break. the swearing in and the speeches coming up.
leon panetta, secretary of defense. and i want to go to josh elliott because he's there among the crowd as the president is getting ready to pass by in the motorcade. josh? >> that's right, diane. the president making his way past as we speak. again, you can see this motorcade, traveling past. they have now -- the crowd's pushed against the rails. it is not unlike the finish to a horse race. the rail birds cheers him home. and president obama cannot help but perhaps feeling that way. the...
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charles headinger for defense, mr. john kerry, secretary of state, and mr. [ inaudible ] >> there you go. thank you very much, everybody. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> so the president, once again, formally nominating members of his cabinet. chuck hagel to be secretary of defense, john kerry to be secretary of state, john brent. let's listen in to see what else he's saying. >> that's yours. >> so they have a little -- a few laughs, a little official business, the nomination of cabinet members, signing a proclamation. dana bash, what's going to happen next? >> what's going to happen next, wolf, is the president is going to come back from the senate side of the capitol where he is now through the center into statutory hall. that's where there will now be the traditional post-inaugural lunch. as i said before, it is extremely exclusive. this is only 220 guests that make this list. and it is something that is really tends to bring together in a very intimate way himself, members of the leadership, house and senate, democra
charles headinger for defense, mr. john kerry, secretary of state, and mr. [ inaudible ] >> there you go. thank you very much, everybody. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> so the president, once again, formally nominating members of his cabinet. chuck hagel to be secretary of defense, john kerry to be secretary of state, john brent. let's listen in to see what else he's saying. >> that's yours. >> so they have a little -- a few laughs, a little official business, the...
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a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. [applause] america, the richest and most powerful nation in the world, can well lead the way in this revolution of values. there is nothing except a tragic death wish to ravenna us from reordering our priorities so that the pursuit of peace will take precedence over the pursuit of war. >> dr. martin luther king, jr., speaking at 04, 1967, a year to the day before he was assassinated in memphis. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] for those staying with us, we will continue our broadcast for four more hours including the inauguration. if your station is not running as, you can go to democracynow.org. >> from pacifica, this is democracy now! this is
a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. [applause] america, the richest and most powerful nation in the world, can well lead the way in this revolution of values. there is nothing except a tragic death wish to ravenna us from reordering our priorities so that the pursuit of peace will take precedence over the pursuit of war. >> dr. martin luther king, jr., speaking at 04, 1967, a year...
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chuck hagel has been named to be secretary of defense. i mentioned you helped balance the federal budget, if you can imagine such a thing today, and as the head of cia you led the mission that killed osama bin laden. that's high quality talent for the federal government, and a lot of people are sorry to see you leaving. you'll be going back to california, and what is next for you? retirement? >> i'm not one to sit on a rocking chair. as you know, scott, via beautiful place in carmel valley that i'm looking forward to getting back to, but we have an institute per public policy they have with my wife who has been runing it for four years while i've been back in washington. and i hope to get back and work with her and promote public service as an inspiration for young people. >> mr. secretary, we see your boss moving through on his way out to review the troops. we wish you all of the best, and we will join our live picture with the president again. thank you, mr. secretary. >> thank you. >> this is the east side of. and the president will be
chuck hagel has been named to be secretary of defense. i mentioned you helped balance the federal budget, if you can imagine such a thing today, and as the head of cia you led the mission that killed osama bin laden. that's high quality talent for the federal government, and a lot of people are sorry to see you leaving. you'll be going back to california, and what is next for you? retirement? >> i'm not one to sit on a rocking chair. as you know, scott, via beautiful place in carmel...